For Siemens, which has built its brand upon electronics, energy and industry, this means a return to its roots to perfect current products and technologies. And a look at the company’s most recent patent applications shows Siemens moving in exactly that direction: staying within the electrical and industrial realms, with...

Consumer electronics Goliath Best Buy Inc. was hit on Thursday by a sizable pebble from the slingshot of David-sized startup software company TechForward, in the form of $27 million in damages for trade secret theft.

The color of the new millennium is definitely green. Over the past 10 years there has been a veritable explosion of the “green machine,” spawning a whole lexicon of green language, green expectations and green statements.

Companies’ patent litigation costs continue to rise, and the number of patent suits filed each year continues to grow, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) annual study on patent litigation, which suggests such litigation will play an increasingly important role in shaping companies’ bottom lines.